Csus4 C
[Verse 1]
C F C F C G C
Lenny Bruce is dead but his spirit's livin' on and on
C Em Am C F C F C G G/C F
Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Sy-na-non
C F C F
He was an outlaw, that’s for sure
C F Em Dm C G G/C
More of an outlaw than yo--u ever were
C F Em C F C G C
Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s livin’ on and on
Csus4 C
[Verse 2]
C F C F C G C
Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn’t work out
C Em Am F C F C G F
But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin’ about
C F C
Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies’ heads
F C F Em Dm C G G/C
He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds
C F C F C G C
He’s on some other shore, he didn’t wanna live anymore
[Intrumental]
Verse Progression x1
First two lines of verse progression x1
[Verse 3]
C F C F C G C
Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn’t commit any crime
C F Em F C F C G F
He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time
C F C F
I rode with him in a taxi once
F C F Em Dm C G
Only for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of months
C F C F C G C
Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him are gone
Csus4 C
[Verse 4]
C F C F C G C
They said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rules
C Em F C F C F C G
He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools
F C F C
They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts
F C F Em Dm C G C
He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts
F C F Em G C
Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had
F C F Em G C
Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had
